

PhD Professor
Political Science
Main research areas
- The Global Roles of the European Union
- Modern Multilateral Negotiations
- Convergence of European Foreign Aid Policies: Europeanization, Nordification or Like-Mindization?
Current research and teaching
My research has in recent years focused on the European Union’s global roles and on how the EU is perceived by external actors. I have authored several articles on outsiders´ images of the EU in multilateral trade, aid and climate change negotiations. I also have a keen interest in negotiation theory, and notably in the EU’s negotiation strategies in international negotiations. I have recently probed the changed character of modern multilateral negotiations after the rise of the emerging powers (China, India, Brazil and others). In what ways have changing power configurations also transformed patterns of negotiation strategies and coalition-building? My teaching load is limited but I am in charge of a master course on “EU Negotiations” and I also do some supervision.
Publications
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Russia's war in Ukraine and the transformation of EU public diplomacy: Challenges and opportunities.
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2023) Journal of European Integration, 45 p.521-537
Journal articleCritical expectation gaps: Advancing theorization of the perceptual approach in EU foreign policy studies
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2022) Journal of Common Market Studies, 60
Journal articleFeminist Foreign Policies (FFPs) as Strategic Narratives: Norm Translation in Sweden, Canada, France, and Mexico
Ekatherina Zhukova, Malena Rosén Sundström, Ole Elgström
(2022) Review of International Studies, 48 p.195-216
Journal articleTelling stories strategically: How Sweden, Canada, France, and Mexico interpret gender norms in their Feminist Foreign Policies (FFPs)
Ekatherina Zhukova, Malena Rosén Sundström, Ole Elgström
(2021)
Web publicationThe Ukraine Crisis and EU Foreign Policy Roles : Images of the EU in the Context of EU-Ukraine Relations
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2021)
BookTheorizing external perceptions of the European Union
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2021) The external action of the European Union : Concepts, Approaches, Theories , p.77-265
Book chapterPoliticization of EU Development Policy: The Role of External Perceptions (Case of Ukraine)
Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström
(2021) Journal of Common Market Studies, 59 p.60-143
Journal articleSpreading a Norm-based Policy? Sweden's Feminist Foreign Policy in International Media
Malena Rosén Sundström, Ekatherina Zhukova, Ole Elgström
(2021) Contemporary Politics, 27 p.439-460
Journal articlePraise or critique? Sweden's feminist foreign policy in the eyes of its fellow EU members.
Malena Rosén Sundström, Ole Elgström
(2020) European Politics and Society, 21 p.418-433
Journal articleA perceptual approach to EU public diplomacy : Investigating collaborative diplomacy in EU-Ukraine relations
Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström
(2020) The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 15 p.488-516
Journal articlePerceptions of EU mediation and mediation effectiveness: Perspectives from Ukraine and the EU
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban, Michèle Knodt
(2019) Cooperation and Conflict, 54 p.1-18
Journal articleConstructing Bridges and Fostering Growth: Interdisciplinary insights into European Union role conceptions and prescriptions
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2018) Cognition, Communication, Discourse, 2018 p.24-36
Journal articleOn a journey with uncertain destination: Metaphors and images of the eu in russian and ukrainian media after brexit vote
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2018) European Foreign Affairs Review, 23 p.159-176
Journal articlePerceptions of the EU’s Role in the Ukraine-Russian and the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts: A biased mediator?
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban, Michèle Knodt, Sharon Pardo, Patrick Muller
(2018) International Negotiation, 23 p.299-318
Journal articleRussian images of the European Union: Before and after Maidan.
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban, Olga Gulyaeva
(2017) Foreign Policy Analysis, 13 p.480-499
Journal articleNorm Advocacy Networks: Nordic and Like-Minded Countries in EU Gender and Development Policy
Ole Elgström
(2017) Cooperation and Conflict, 52 p.224-240
Journal articlePerceptions of the European Union's Fledgling Delegations: More Coherence, More Effectiveness?
Serena Kelly, Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström
(2016) European Foreign Affairs Review, 21 p.493-516
Journal articleChallenging the European Union : The rising powers and the USA in the Doha Round
Anders Ahnlid, Ole Elgström
(2016) The Trade-Development Nexus in the European Union: Differentiation, Coherence and Norms , p.77-89
Book chapterAn end to Nordic exceptionalism? Europeanisation and Nordic development policies.
Ole Elgström, Sarah Delputte
(2016) European Politics and Society, 17 p.28-41
Journal articleExternal perceptions of the EU : Obstacle or asset in the fight against global imbalances?
Ole Elgström
(2015) The EU's Role in Fighting Global Imbalances , p.250-268
Book chapterIntroduction: Sweden's International Relations
Ole Elgström
(2015) The Oxford Handbook of Swedish Politics , p.431-432
Book chapterStudying External Perceptions of the EU: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban
(2015) Looking in from the Outside: Perceptions of the EU in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa
Book chapterStill a progressive vanguard in development policy?
Ole Elgström
(2015) The End of Nordic Exceptionalism?
Book chapterLegitimacy, Credibility and Coherence - Perceptions of EU Roles in Global Climate Change Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(2015) Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Working Papers
Working paperThe EPA-negotiations: A Channel for Norm Export and Import?
Annika Björkdahl, Ole Elgström
(2015) Importing EU Norms? Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings.
Book chapterNegotiating a New World order - The EU and Multilateral Diplomacy at a Time of Change
Ole Elgström
(2015) The Diplomatic System of the European Union: Evolution, Change and Challenges
Book chapterExternal Perception of the EU: Obstacle or asset in the fight against global imbalances?
Ole Elgström
(2015) The EU's Role in Fighting Global Imbalances , p.250-268
Book chapterPreviewing Paris 2015: The EU's "Leadiator" Role in Future Climate Change Negotiations
Ole Elgström, Jakob Skovgaard
(2014) Georgetown Journal of International Affairs Online
Journal articleChallenging the European Union: the rising powers and the USA in the Doha Round
Anders Ahnlid, Ole Elgström
(2014) Contemporary Politics, 20 p.77-89
Journal articleThe Role of the EU in an Emerging New World Order in the Eyes of the Chinese, Indian and Russian Press
Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström
(2014) Revue Dintegration Europeenne, 36 p.170-188
Journal articleLeader, Bridge-builder or ‘Hobbled Giant’? Perceptions of the EU in Climate Change Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(2014) Communicating Europe in Time of Crisis.
Book chapterOmvärldens bild av EU: Hinder eller tillgång i arbetet mot de globala obalanserna.
Ole Elgström
(2014) EU och de globala obalanserna. Europaperspektiv 2014. , p.275-298
Book chapterImages of the EU beyond its Borders: Issue-Specific and Regional Perceptions of European Union Power and Leadership
Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström, Serena Kelly, Lai Suet Yi
(2013) Journal of Common Market Studies, 51 p.433-451
Journal articleThe EU's role in climate change negotiations: from leader to 'leadiator'
Karin Bäckstrand, Ole Elgström
(2013) Journal of European Public Policy, 20 p.1369-1386
Journal articleConflicting Role Conceptions? The European Union in Global Politics.
Rikard Bengtsson, Ole Elgström
(2012) Foreign Policy Analysis, 8 p.93-108
Journal articleThe Europan Union and International Regimes: Institutions, Norms and Negotiation in the Pursuit of ‘Effective Multilateralism’.
Michael Smith, Ole Elgström
(2012) Routledge Handbook on the European Union and International Institutions. Performance, Policy, Power.
Book chapterEU Leadership in an Emerging New World Order
Ole Elgström
(2011) I Europamissionens tjänst. Vänbok till Rutger Lindahl. , p.311-321
Book chapterCurriculum debate and policy change
Ole Elgström, Mats Hellstenius
(2011) Journal of Curriculum Studies, 43 p.717-738
Journal articleReconsidering the European Union's roles in international relations: self-conceptions, expectations, and performance
Rikard Bengtsson, Ole Elgström
(2011) Role Theory in International Relations , p.113-130
Book chapterEuropean Union Policy on Economic Partnership Agreements: Trade ... and Aid?
Ole Elgström
(2011) Making EU Foreign Policy. National Preferences, European Norms, and Common Policies., Palgrave studies in international relations p.131-149
Book chapterStill a green leader? The European Union's role in international climate negotiations
Bertil Kilian, Ole Elgström
(2010) Cooperation and Conflict, 45 p.255-273
Journal articleFree to Trade? Commission Autonomy in Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations
Ole Elgström, Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén
(2010) Journal of European Public Policy, 17 p.205-223
Journal articleHow History Became a Core Subject in Swedish Upper Secondary Schools
Ole Elgström, Mats Hellstenius
(2010) Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 54 p.565-580
Journal articlePartnership in Peril? Images and Strategies in EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(2010) External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor , p.137-149
Book chapterBenign Partner or Benign Master? Economic Partnership Agreement Negotiations between the European Union and the Pacific Islands
Linda Sheahan, Natalia Chaban, Ole Elgström, Martin Holland
(2010) European Foreign Affairs Review, 15 p.347-366
Journal articleTrends in Development Aid, Negotiation Processes and NGO Policy Change
Karl-Erik Johansson, Ole Elgström, Ngolia Kimanzu, Jan-Erik Nylund
(2010) Voluntas, 21 p.371-392
Journal articleTrade and aid? The negotiated construction of European Union policy on economic partnership agreements.
Ole Elgström
(2009) International Politics, 46 p.451-468
Journal articleFrom Cotonou to EPA Light: A troubled negotiating process
Ole Elgström
(2009) Beyond Market Access for Economic Development. EU_African relations in transition. , p.21-37
Book chapterCoercive partnership negotiations? EU-ACP diplomacy in negotiations on economic partnership agreements.
Ole Elgström
(2009) Diplomacy in Theory and Practice , p.438-454
Book chapterMagnet, modell och missionär. EU och den stabila freden.
Ole Elgström
(2009) Fred i realpolitikens skugga , p.295-308
Book chapterImages of the EU in EPA negotiations: Angel, demon - or just human?
Ole Elgström
(2008) European Integration Online Papers, 12 p.1-12
Journal articleImposed Coherence: Negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements
Ole Elgström, Jess Pilegaard
(2008) Journal of European Integration, 30 p.363-380
Journal articleSmall States in International Relations
Ole Elgström
(2007) Journal of Modern History, 29 p.457-458
ReviewOutsiders' Perceptions of the European Union in International Trade Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(2007) Journal of Common Market Studies, 45 p.949-967
Journal articleEuropean Union Foreign Policy: Norms, Values and Responsibilities
Ole Elgström
(2007) Cooperation and Conflict, 42 p.491-495
ReviewThe European Union as a Leader in International Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(2007) International Relations, 21 p.445-458
Journal articleThe Presidency: The Role(s) of the Chair in European Union Negotiations.
Ole Elgström
(2006) The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 1
Journal articleEuropean Union Negotiations
(2006)
BookLeader or Foot-Dragger? Perceptions of the European Union in International Multilateral Negotiations.
Ole Elgström
(2006) Sieps report 2006:1
BookIntroduction and Conclusion
Ole Elgström, Michael Smith
(2006) The European Union’s Roles in International Politics
Book chapterConsolidating ‘unobjectionable’ norms: negotiating norm spread in the EU
Ole Elgström
(2006) European Union Negotiations
Book chapterEU som ledare i multilaterala förhandlingar: en strävan med förhinder?
Ole Elgström
(2006) I ledande ställning. Festskrift till Lars-Göran Stenelo.
Book chapterThe European Union’s Roles in International Politics
(2006) Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
BookEU Foreign Policy as Others See It – Images of the EU as an International Negotiator
Ole Elgström
(2006) Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift, 108
Journal articleThe EU as Others See It
Ole Elgström, Natalia Chaban, Martin Holland
(2006) European Foreign Affairs Review, 11
Journal articleThe Cotonou Agreement: Asymmetric negotiations and the impact of norms
Ole Elgström
(2005) European Union Negotiations
Book chapterThe European Union as an Actor in International Negotiations
Ole Elgström, Maria Strömvik
(2005) European Union Negotiations
Book chapterSilencer or Amplifier? The European Union Presidency and the Nordic Countries
Ole Elgström, Rikard Bengtsson, Jonas Tallberg
(2004) Scandinavian Political Studies, 27 p.311-334
Journal articleThe Role of Institutions in EU Negotiations
Ole Elgström, Bo Bjurulf
(2004) Journal of Common Market Studies, 42 p.249-269
Journal articleNegotiation and Mediation in the EU Council of Ministers
Ole Elgström
(2004) Negotiating European Union , p.111-125
Book chapterNegotiating transparency: The role of institutions
Bo Bjurulf, Ole Elgström
(2004) Journal of Common Market Studies, 42 p.249-269
Journal articleConclusion: Rationalist and Sociological Perspectives on the EU Presidency
Ole Elgström, Jonas Tallberg
(2003) European Union Council Presidencies : A Comparative Analysis
Book chapter‘The Honest Broker’: The Council Presidency as a Mediator
Ole Elgström
(2003) European Union Council Presidencies
Book chapterRegional Organizations and International Mediation: The Effectiveness of Insider Mediators.
Ole Elgström, Jacob Bercovitch, Carl Skau
(2003) African Journal of Conflict Resolution, 3 p.27-111
Journal articleEvaluating the Swedish Presidency
Ole Elgström
(2002) Cooperation and Conflict, 37 p.183-189
Journal articleDevelopment and Democracy: Gains and Gaps
Ole Elgström
(2002) Development and democracy : what have we learned and how
Book chapterDull but successful - the Swedish Presidency
Ole Elgström
(2002) Journal of Common Market Studies, 40 p.45-48
Journal articleCulture and International Mediation: Exploring theoretical and empirical linkages
Ole Elgström, Jacob Bercovitch
(2001) International Negotiation, 6 p.3-23
Journal articleDen politiska utmaningen - nationella och europeiska intressen i konflikt?
Ole Elgström, Jonas Tallberg
(2001) När Europa kom till Sverige : ordförandeskapet i EU 2001
Book chapterAvslutning - ordförandeskapet och den svenska Europapolitiken
Jonas Tallberg, Ole Elgström
(2001) När Europa kom till Sverige : ordförandeskapet i EU 2001
Book chapterCoalitions in EU negotiations
Ole Elgström, Bo Bjurulf, Jonas Johansson, Anders Sannerstedt
(2001) Scandinavian Political Studies, 24 p.111-128
Journal articleVad utgör ett lyckat ordförandeskap?
Ole Elgström, Eva Carlsson
(2000) Internationella Studier , p.77-88
Journal articleNegotiations in the EU: Bargaining or problem-solving?
Ole Elgström, Christer Jönsson
(2000) Journal of European Public Policy, 7 p.684-704
Journal articleNegotiation and policy-making in the European Union: Processes, system and order
Ole Elgström, Michael Smith
(2000) Journal of European Public Policy, 7 p.673-683
Journal articleNorm negotiations. The construction of new norms regarding gender and development in EU foreign aid policy
Ole Elgström
(2000) Journal of European Public Policy, 7 p.457-476
Journal articleDo images matter? The making of Swedish neutrality: 1834 and 1853
Ole Elgström
(2000) Cooperation and Conflict, 35 p.243-267
Journal articleLomé and post-Lomé: Asymmetric negotiations and the impact of norms
Ole Elgström
(2000) European Foreign Affairs Review, 5 p.175-195
Journal articleStable Peace: Conclusion and Extrapolations
Ole Elgström, Magnus Jerneck
(2000) Stable Peace among Nations
Book chapterStable Peace among Nations
(2000)
BookFrom Adaptation to Foreign Policy Activism: Sweden as a Promoter of Peace
Ole Elgström, Magnus Jerneck
(2000) Stable Peace among Nations
Book chapterThe Role of Culture: A Discussion and Case Study
Ole Elgström
(1999) Negotiation Eclectics. Essays in Memory of Jeffery Z. Rubin
Book chapterEU som förhandlingssystem
Ole Elgström, Christer Jönsson
(1999) Europaperspektiv : årsbok för Europaforskning inom ekonomi, juridik och statskunskap. 1999
Book chapterGiving Aid on the Recipient's Terms: The Swedish Experience in Tanzania
Ole Elgström
(1999) Agencies in foreign aid : comparing China, Sweden and the United States in Tanzania
Book chapterNegotiations in Networks in the European Union
Christer Jönsson, Bo Bjurulf, Ole Elgström, Anders Sannerstedt, Maria Strömvik
(1998) International Negotiation, 3 p.319-344
Journal articleActivism and Adaptation. Swedish Security Strategies 1814-1885
Ole Elgström, Magnus Jerneck
(1997) Diplomacy & Statecraft, 8 p.210-236
Journal articleMiljömålet för svenskt bistånd - beslut och genomförande
Ole Elgström
(1996) Statsvetenskapliga rapporter
BookNational Culture and International Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(1994) Cooperation and Conflict, 29 p.289-301
Journal articleFramed Negotiations and Negotiated Frames
Ole Elgström, U. Riis
(1992) Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 36 p.99-120
Journal articleNorms, Culture and Cognitive Patterns in Foreign Aid Negotiations
Ole Elgström
(1990) Negotiation Journal, 6 p.147-159
Journal articleNegotiating with the LDCs: Situation and Context
Ole Elgström
(1987) Cooperation and Conflict, 22 p.51-135
Journal articleAktiv utrikespolitik : En jämförelse mellan svensk och dansk utrikesdebatt 1962-1978
Ole Elgström
(1982) Lund Political Studies
Dissertation
Introduction
Ole Elgström is professor with a focus on international negotiations and foreign policy change.